High Bandwidth Global Internet Transit Service
To extend the reach of facilities provided to its users, JANET(UK) has established access from Janet to the global Internet. JANET(UK) has implemented this by a fourfold approach:
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peering with commercial Internet Service Providers (ISP) in the UK;
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establishing interconnectivity to networks operated by similar academic and research organisations in other European countries and around the world via GÉANT;
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procuring transit in London through two ISPs to the global Internet; and
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procuring transit in Manchester through one ISP to the global Internet.
It is one of the suppliers for the third part of the provision which JANET(UK) is seeking to replace through this procurement.
Further information can be found in the Operation Requirements (OR) which is available electronically as a word file and an Adobe PDF file.
Bidders should note that before submitting a response to the OR they must register their intent to do this with JANET(UK).
Each interested bidder is required to register its intention to submit a response to this OR via the JANET(UK) e-tendering portal at:
Note: if your company is not already registered as a user of the JANET(UK) portal it is necessary first to register as a user of the portal. Once this registration is accepted by JANET(UK), a username and password will be issued, and should be used for all future accesses to the portal. Note also that JANET(UK) will reject a bidder’s registration if there is a already a registration on the portal for that bidder. Please remember also that this initial registration is not a registration for a particular contract, it is only the registration of the supplier on the JANET(UK) portal. When the username and password are received, it is necessary then to login and register interest in a specific contract.
When registering, it is recommended that a generic mailbox (such as sales@supplier) is set up, so that information from the system can be sent to more than one representative at the company.
Please note that JANET(UK) will not accept any registration requests after the close of registration date given in the timetable below.
The steps and timetable for this procurement are as follows:
Activity |
Date |
Notice to European Journal |
3rd January 2012 |
Final date for clarifications |
17th February 2012 |
Final date for registration |
12:00 Noon on 23rd February 2012 |
Closing date for tenders |
12:00 Noon on 24th February 2012 |
Selection of preferred supplier |
16th March 2012 |
Contracts placed by |
20th April 2012 |
Service Commencement Date |
30 June 2012 |